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Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its narrative-led storytelling offering a richly immersive and varied window onto the past.
Episode 7 : How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective
January. 12,2014
Film charting the evolution of Sherlock Holmes on screen, from silent movies to the latest film and television versions. Featuring contributions from Sherlocks past and present.
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Episode 6 : Hurricanes and Heatwaves: The Highs and Lows of British Weather
January. 08,2014
A national obsession is explored in this archive-rich look at the evolution of the weather forecast from print via radio to TV and beyond - and at the changing weather itself.
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Episode 5 : The Ladybird Books Story: The Bugs that Got Britain Reading
December. 22,2013
Timeshift documentary about Ladybird books, which once informed people on such diverse subjects as how magnets work and what to look for in winter, but also helped to teach many to read.
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Episode 4 : A Day at the Zoo
November. 20,2013
Documentary telling the story of how zoos captured the British public's imagination - from the first in Regent's Park to Gerald Durrell's conservation ark, which became Jersey Zoo.
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Episode 3 : Bouffants, Beehives and Bobs: The Hairstyles That Shaped Britain
November. 13,2013
Timeshift takes a loving and sometimes horrified look back at the iconic hairdos and 'must have' haircuts that both men and women in Britain have flirted with in the past 60 years.
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Episode 2 : When Coal Was King
November. 04,2013
Documentary which explores the lost world of coal mining and the rich social and cultural lives of those who worked in what was once Britain's most important industry.
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Episode 1 : Full Throttle: The Glory Days of British Motorbikes
October. 28,2013
Documentary which explores the British love of fast, daring and sometimes reckless motorbike riding during a period when home-grown machines were the envy of the world
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